Bradford said:
I am aware of the "stand your ground" bill that governor Purdue passed, but am not sure of any other 2nd amendment bills that have come across his desk since he has held office.
He signed everything that made it to his desk.
Bradford said:
Also, with the attorney general seat up for election, is there the possibility of a different interpertation on the public gathering clause ? Thanks again for any info. stay safe.
What interpretation is bad now?
The
statute is bad, but the attorney general's interpretations are about as good as they can be since he is saddled with a terrible public gathering statute. I believe the AG opinion favors carry as much as is possible within the framework of the Jim Crow law he had to interpret.
I will go even further. The current (Democrat) AG's opinions on gun statutes are better than Mike Bowers's (Republican) opinions on gun statutes. In addition, click on the DC Gun Ban Trial thread to see a copy of the
amicus brief Thurbert Baker signed onto declaring not only that the Second Amendment is an individual right, but that it is in Georgia's interest to see to it that the Second Amendment is recognized in DC to protect the right to carry of Georgians visiting there.
I am not aware of Mike Bowers doing anything like that.
Just this week, an AG attorney announced in federal court that the AG's office is researching the firearms license application form and may change the form to get rid of the requirement that one disclose his social security number and employment information to apply for a GFL, and notify all 159 counties immediately of the change. Whether the office eventually dies this is to be seen, but this is just one more example of an AG's office that takes gun issues seriously.
As for the public gathering clause, the attorney general is not free simply to disregard the statute or declare it not good policy. That is not what an AG's job is about. If you want
O.C.G.A. 16-11-127 repealed, you need to go have lunches with your Representative and Senator in the General Assembly (now, in the off season) and get
them to do it.
This is just a rhetorical question: Have you spoken with them lately about it? If not, how do they know you even care?
P.S. While I do know that the AG' office sometimes drags its feet on the resiprocity issue (note Missouri and Arizona currently), they do issue an opinion usually within a year or so to recognize reciprocal states.
Other than the game that was played with Alaska, which was straightened out recently, I am not aware of the AG's office failing to recognize a state that honors Georgia's license.